Automatic vending system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4677565
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06828431

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A vending system for automatic sale of articles selected by a customer, comprising a display for displaying groups of vending information in respective steps of a vending procedure that are executed to select one of the articles. The vending system comprises an advancing key and a returning key which enable the vending procedure to be advanced from the currently established step to the next, or to be reversed to revert to the preceding step. The vending system further comprises a payment-control device for commanding the display to display a price of the selected article, and for detecting an amount of a payment medium deposited for the selected article. The selected article is delivered when the detected amount of the payment medium is equal to or larger than the displayed price.

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BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA15-1 NAESHIRO-CHO MIZUHO-KU NAGOYA 467-8561

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kato, Tatsuo Nagoya, JP 41 1050
Kato, Yoshibumi Nagoya, JP 4 708
Ogaki, Hirokazu Nagoya, JP 4 1045
Suzuki, Takamitsu Nagoya, JP 83 1804
Yasutomo, Yuichi Nagoya, JP 9 626

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